Home Remedies for Tiger Mosquito Bites
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis are scattered throughout the South Pacific and is also found in parts of the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Tuvalu and other islands, representing a major vector of dengue fever and filariasis.
The tiger mosquito is a species with similar feeding and reproductive behavior of the Asian tiger mosquito, since both male and female adults feed on nectar for energy.
Only females must feed on blood to make eggs and female Aedes Polynesiensis choose to humans, pigs, dogs, horses, birds or other animals as hosts.
The eggs of this mosquito are deposited individually, just above the water line in natural or artificial containers (buckets, tires, tree holes, pods, leaves, etc.).
The young mosquitoes have only dengue virus when an infected person captured in 3-15 days and the virus spreads.
Home remedies:
STEP 1: Wash the affected area with soap and water as soon as you acknowledge that you have been bitten, try to keep the site clean and dry until the irritation decreases.
STEP 2: To avoid scratching.
STEP 3: Make a paste of baking soda and water, with enough water to make a sticky paste. Spread mixture on the bites.
STEP 4: Rub soap directly on the sting. It is an oft-repeated home remedy for mosquito bites.
STEP 5: Apply an ice pack or ice wrapped in cloth to the bite area.
STEP 6: Use calamine lotion or a topical anesthetic containing pramoxine to help relieve pain and itching.
STEP 7: Use an anti-inflammatory drug like ibuprofen or naproxen to reduce any accompanying swelling or redness.
STEP 8: Take an antihistamine like Benadryl to help with any swelling or itching.
STEP 9: Do not rub skin, soak instead of scrubbing and dry instead of rubbing.
Step 10: Use of aloe vera gel to reduce swelling and itching, aloe vera also forms a protective layer to reduce possible infection.